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Yesterdays, Blogger from all over blogosphere reported that GMail was now available to all; which means everybody can sign up for GMail without an invite or a mobile phone. This news was certainly true because Google had made a mirror rectification to its Help Page on 5th February. Here’s a screenshot from Yahoo cache:
However, Google has put back the original text on their Help Page. The signup link provided in the previous Help Page points towards the sign-in page again, which means GMail has not opened up to the world yet. This is just an indication that Google is preparing to open GMail worldwide.
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wrote, on February 12th, 2007
They have opened their doors:
https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=mail<mpl=gabby
wrote, on February 13th, 2007
[...] Today, I received a comment from Mik which contained a link to the working sign-up page. I tried it myself and it really worked (atleast here in India). No invite, no cellphone required! I have a screenshot, just incase Google pulls the plug. Is it working for you or is it just me? [...]